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Ashburton Quaker Meeting Library
Books and Publications
Welcome to the library catalogue of Ashburton Quaker
Meeting.
For a small Meeting, we hold a surprisingly wide range and large
number of books and other
publications, now in excess of 200, across a range of subjects
touching on Quaker history, testimony
and concerns and interests.
The collection is held in the Meeting House in Foales Court, and
there is a simple borrowing and
return system. You are most welcome to browse or borrow books,
using the loans booklet.
- Stephen Sterling, and Stephen Isitt, Co-librarians
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Key CATEGORIES
A ARTS
B BIBLE, CHRISTIANITY, ECUMENISM
C CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE
Ed EDUCATION & SCIENCE
Env ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINIBILITY
H HISTORY (incl. BIOGRAPHY)
J PEACE, JUSTICE AND THE PENAL
SYSTEM
M MATERIAL FOR ENQUIRERS
O OTHER FAITHS
Q QUAKERISM
QG QUAKER GOVERNANCE AND
PROCEDURAL
Sw SWARTHMORE LECTURES
T TESTIMONIES (incl. PEACE)
U UNCLASSIFIED
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KEY 1 KEY 2 TITLE AUTHOR CONTENT PUBLISHER DATE
LENT BY/ COPIES
A The Quiet Eye: a Way of Looking at Pictures
Selected by Sylvia Shaw Judson
A selection of illustrations and brief quotations demonstrating
how a visible outward form can express the spirit within.
Regnery Publishing
1954
A A Light to walk by: An anthology compiled by Elisabeth
Alley
Short quotations, some poetry, some prose suitable for all ages
and times of life.
Moorleys print and publishing
1990
A ‘Sing in the spirit’ A song book anthology for Quakers
Leaveners Press
2005 S.I.
A Poetry and Quakerism Friends Quarterly A collection of
articles by Quaker poets and others Headley Bros. Ltd.
2013
A H ‘There is a spirit’ – the Nayler Sonnets
Kenneth Boulding 26 sonnets written by Kenneth Boulding in 1945
based on words spoken by James Nayler, an early Quaker a few hours
before his death
Quaker Home Service
1992
A Breaking the Spell George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan
CD;a collaboration between the journalist (G.M). and folk singer
(E.McL.) on the theme of social isolation and how it can be
overcome by community
Alan Bearman Music
2016
A The Message – Poems to Read to the World
Jay Ramsay and Karen Eberhardt Shelton
A collection of the authors’ poems on issues of human rights,
and social and environmental justice
David Paul 2002
B The New English Bible The New Testament. OUP/CUP 1961
B Letters from an Extreme Pilgrim: reflections on Life, Love and
the Soul
Peter Owen Jones Describes the writer’s reflections on spending
a period of time in a hermit’s cell in the Sinai Desert.
Rider Books 2010
B I am with you Fr. John Woolley A companion to selected
quotations fro the Bible The ‘I am with’ you foundation
1996
B Q Twenty Questions about Jesus (2 copies)
John Lampen A Quaker view of Jesus Quaker Home Service
1985
C Q The Worship Kit John Lampen A young person’s guide to Quaker
worship, but helpful for anyone.
Quaker Books 2010
C Env Here We Are – Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers Beautifully illustrated. Simple words but
impactful. For young people.
Harper Collins Not shown
C Relative Experience: a contemporary anthology of Quaker
Keith Redfern and Sue Collins
Some thoughts on being a parent and a Quaker. QHS 1991
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family life.
C Opening Minds Sue Collins Some thoughts on work with children
& young people in the Religious Society of Friends.
Q.H.S. Service 1994
C When the wind changes: young people’s experiences of divorce
and changing family patterns
Children and Young People’s Committee
Accounts by young people about how they have been affected.
QHS 2001 M&MB
C Trespass and trust. Quaker Meetings and sex offenders
Daphne Glazer A collection of people’s stories and reflections
on them.
Quaker Books 2004
C In and out of silence + Elizabeth Brimellow For adults
concerned with the spiritual nurture of children and young people
in Quaker meetings
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Env Ed Sustainable Education Stephen Sterling Suggests a new
educational framework for sustainability is needed
Schumacher Society/Green Books
2001
Env Q Towards a modern Quaker eco-theology
Tony Stoller (ed) An issue of The Friends Quarterly with
articles centering on Quakerism, the Earth and sustainability
The Friends Quarterly, vol 45, no 2
2017
Env Q/T A Living Quaker Witness to the Earth
The Earth: Our Creative Responsibility Group
Personal accounts of thirty-f our Quakers of their engagement
with nature and environment
QPSW/Quaker Books
2003
Env A Women’s Guide to Saving the World
Karen Eberhardt Shelton
An anthology of contributions by women writers on ‘putting into
practice the harmony needed for co-existing with each other and
everything on earth’.
Austin Macauley
2016
Env Q/T Heart of Oness – a little book of connection
Jennifer Kavanagh Reflections on interconnection and wholeness
Christian Alternative
2017
H James Parnell: Quaker Martyr Charlotte Fell-Smith An
Antiquarian book describing the life of James Parnell.
Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprints
2010
H Q George Fox and the Quakers Cecil W Sharman An accessible
history of Fox’s life, with some illustrations
Quaker Home Service
1991
H Q Authority and the Early Quakers Jack P Dobbs A detailed
study based on a D Phil concerning the question of the meaning of
authority as the inward light amongst early Quakers.
Frenchay Village Museum
2006
H
T, Q The Journal of George Fox Revised by John Nickalls
Edited journal, with a preface by William Penn Cambridge
University Press
1952 2 copies
?
H Q George Fox and the Children of the Light
Ed. Jonathan Fryer An edited version of exerpts from Fox’
Journal and Epistles
Kyle Cathie 1991
H Q The British Quakers 1647-1997 – highlights of their
history
Alastair Heron Booklet providing a ‘readable introduction to the
story of British Quakers’
Curlew Productions
1997
H The Quakers Otto Zarek An early history (ie 1943) written by a
non-Quaker refugee from the Nazis
Religious Book Club
1943
H The Quakers in English Society 1655-1725
Adrian Davies A historical account of Quakers’ interaction with
society over a key seventy year period
Oxford Historical Monographs
2000
H Q fThe Story of Quakerism Elfrida Vipont A history of
Quakerism up to the mid 20th C Bannisdale Press
1954
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H Q ‘The Power of the Lord is Over All’ – The Pastoral Letters
of George Fox
Ed T. Canby Jones ‘The essence of Fox’s pastoral teaching to the
early Quakers’ as contained in his edited letters.
Friends United Press, Indiana
1989
H Q Herbert G Wood – A memoir of his life and thought
Richenda C Scott A biography of leading 20th century Quaker and
theologian
Friends Home Service Committee
1967
H Q The Wisdom of John Woolman Reginald Reynolds An account of
the influential eighteenth century American Quaker, including some
of his writings
Friends Home Service Committee
1948, new
edition 1972
H Plymouth Friends A D Selleck A history of Quakers in Plymouth
in the 17th and 18th centuries
Religious Society of Friends
Undated
(1960s?)
H Quakers in Plymouth Martin Wyatt Based on original records,
the book looks at the part Plymouth Quakers played in the life of
the town
Quacks Books 2017
H The Peculiar History of the Sect Known as the Quakers
Jim McNeill A short account of Quaker history in Bristol Bristol
Radical History Group
2011
H Q Barclay’s Apology Dean Freiday (ed) Robert Barclay
(1648-1690) wrote his classic exposition and defense of Quakerism
in Latin and published it in 1676. This is a rendering into modern
English.
Dean Freiday 1967
H T On Two Fronts T.Corder Catchpool Letters describing C.C’s
experiences as a conscientious objector during the First World
War.
Headley bros. 1918 M&MB
H John Woolman, Quaker Janet Whitney A biography. George G.
Harrap
1943 M&MB
H ‘Women’s speaking justified’ Ed. Christine Trevett 17C. Quaker
writings about Women Headley Brothers
1989
H A Quaker Adventure A.Ruth Fry Quaker relief work during the
First World War Nisbet and Co. 1926
H Quakers Visit China British Quaker Mission to the People’s
Republic of China
An account of Quaker service during the first half of the 20th
century
Friends House ?
H The Wisdom of John Woolman Reginald Reynolds A book on his
life with some of his writings Quaker Home Service
1948
H Elizabeth Fry * Janet Whitney A biography, written to
commemorate the centenary of Elizabeth Fry’s death.
George G Harrap
1945
H Sigrid H. Lund Margaret Gibbins Short biography of a woman
born into the Norwegian State church who became a Quaker
FWCC 1980
H The Quakers – Money and Morals James Walvin A historical
account of Quakers’ place in British Society
1997
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H ‘Chocolate Wars’ from Cadbury to Kraft
Deborah Cadbury A history of the Cadbury factory from the 1850’s
until the take-over by Kraft in 2010
Harper Press 2010
H The Quakers- Their Story and Message
Neave Brayshaw As the title describes Friends Home Service
Committee
1921 M&MB
H ‘Portrait in Grey’ John Punshon A short history of Quakers
Quaker Home Service
1984
H The Black Friars, now Quaker’s Friars, Bristol
Wilfrid Leighton, Bristol & Glos. Archaeological Society
A History of Black Friars prior to Quaker ownership ? 1933
H Q A Quartet of Quakers Charles Kohler Short biographies of
four early Quakers including John Woolman
Friends Home Service Committee
1978
H Q Authority and the Early Quakers Jack P.Dobbs As the title
describes Martin Hartog 2006
H Quakers at Swarthmore (Plymouth) Edited by 3 Devon Friends
Selection of memories spanning 100 years 2003
H Q George Fox Speaks for Himself Hugh McGregor Ross (ed)
‘Texts that reveal his personality – many hitherto unpublished’
based on some 5000 documents written or dictated by Fox
William Sessions Ltd
1991
H Q DVD George Fox and the history of the early Quakers
As the title describes. Running time 13 minutes Quaker Tapestry
at Kendal
Not stated
H Q The Valiant Sixty Ernest Taylor An account of a group of
Quakers from the N.W. in the mid-17th.C who travelled abroad.
The Bannisdale Press
1951
H Q ‘The Second Period of Quakerism William c. Braithwaite
Continued history of Quakerism from the 1660’s – approx..1725
William Sessions
1979
H Q Quakers in India’ Marjorie Sykes A history of Quaker work in
India from the early 19th to the mid 20th centuries.
George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
1980
H Q Mirror for the Society of Friends Reginald Hine The story of
the Hitchin Quakers. Illustrated with some photos and line
drawings.
George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
1929
H Q Pictorial Guide to the Quaker Tapestry
Quaker Tapestry History of Quakerism as told through the
Tapestry panels
Quaker Tapestry
1998
H Q The Clouded Quaker Star Vera Massey Biography of James
Naylor 1618 - 1660 Sessions of York
1999
H Voices from Woodbrooke Editors Brian Lewis and Barry
Wilsher
A celebratory collection of short accounts by more than 100
Quakers of their experience at Woodbrooke mainly from the second
half of the 20th century
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
2003
J Approaches to Disarmament Nicholas Sims An introductory
analysis Quaker Peace and Service
1974 2 copies
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J The Courage of Cowards Karyn Burnham The untold stories of
First World War conscientous objectors
Pen and Sword History
2014
J Conscientious Objectors of the First World War
Ann Kramer Based on prime source material, tells the stories of
CO’s during the First World War
Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
2014
J Consience be my guide Geoffrey Bould An anthology of writings
from prisoners of conscience (compiled by a Quaker)
Zed Books 1991
J The Dartmoor Conchies Simon Dell Dartmoor Prison’s
Conscientious Objectors of the Great War
The Dartmoor Company
2017
J Pacifism Under Test (DVD and booket)
Quaker Service Memorial Trust
Experiences of the Friends Ambulance Unit and the Friends Relief
Service in World War II
QSM 2018
J Sw Forgiving Justice Tim Newell A Quaker vision for criminal
justice (written by a Quaker prison governor)
Quaker Home Service
2000
M Quaker Speak: first aid for newcomers
Alastair Heron An explanation of Quaker terms and abbreviations.
Quaker Outreach in Yorkshire
1994
M Q Nourishment for our journey Jack Dobbs A personal guide to
the spiritual journey Friends Fellowship of Healing
1997
M Q A Light that is Shining Harvey Gilman An introduction to the
Quakers, particularly written for those who are not Friends but
would like know more about Quakers and Quaker beliefs
Quaker Home Service
1988
M Q Pictorial Guide to the Quaker Tapestry
Photos of and text about 77 panels embroider by Quakers in the
UK (mainly), providing a history of Quakerism
Quaker Tapestry Ltd.
2011
M Q Being a Quaker – a guide for newcomers
Geoffrey Durham Introduction to the life and faith of Quakers
Quaker Quest 2011
O Sw Interfaith Pilgrims: Eleanor Nesbitt A Swarthmore Lecture
on interfaith Issues. Quaker Books 2003 M&MB
O Q Quakers and Buddhism – The cutting edge
Anne Bancroft of the Quaker Universalist Group
Exploration of the similarities and differences of the two
paths.
QUG 2008 M&MB
O Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor The
writer’s 37 yr. journey through the Buddhist Spiegel & Grau
2010
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+ tradition. Describes himself now as a lay person, embodying
Buddhist values
O The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
Haemin Sunim Subtitled ‘How to be calm in a busy world’, this
book written by a Zen Buddhist is full of wise aphorisms
Penguin 2012
O No Man is an Island Thomas Merton Reflections on the spiritual
life Burns and Oates
1955
O The Prayers of Man Patrick O’ Connor (ed) A compilation of
prayers from the world’s religious traditions and philosophies from
ancient times onwards
Heinemann 1962
O The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’an – an explanatory
translation
Muhummad Pickthall
The Qur’an in English
Islamic Dawah Centre InternationalThe
2002
O Interfaith Dialogue – an Islamic Perspective
Dr Qadir Baksh and Maqsood Ahmed
Chapters on challenges and opportunities in interfaith
dialogue
Cheetah Books
2014
Q
The Friendly Guide to Quakerism Quakers in Ireland An A4-sized
brightly illustrated paperback with a brief historical and
contemporary account of Quakerism. 2nd edition.
Quakers in Ireland
2004
Q Committed Relationships (Vol. 6 of E.& O. handbooks)
The Committee on Eldership and Oversight
Quaker Books 2007
Q The Quakers: a very.short introduction
Ben Pink Dandelion Quaker Contribution to a series all titled ‘A
very short Introduction’ translated into 25 languages.
O.U.P. 2008
Q God is Silence Pierre Lacout A spiritual classic about God and
silence. Quaker Books 1969 Banchory
Meeting
Q Christian Life and Thought in the Society of Friends
Yearly Meeting Early 20th century advices of Yearly Meeting,
including spiritual experiences of early Quakers
Religious Society of Friends
1922
Q M A light that is shining Harvey Gilman An introduction to the
Quakers. Quaker Books 1988
Q M What do you do in Meeting for Worship?
Anthology 27 responses from Newcastle on Tyne Quaker
meeting.
Quaker Home Service
1989 Totnes
meeting
Q M Advices and Queries Britain Yearly Meeting B.Y.M. 1994
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Q Quaker Faith and Practice Britain Yearly Meeting Quaker Faith
and Practice. Warwick 1994 2 copies
Q M Living our beliefs Developed and edited by young Quakers
A compilation of quotations (not all from Quaker sources)
selected by Young Quakers
Quaker Books 2016
Q Quaker Faith and Practice LARGE PRINT
Britain Yearly Meeting Quaker Faith and Practice. Warwick
1994
Q Twelve Quakers and Death
Quaker Quest Twelve accounts of experiences relating to death
and dying
Quaker Quest -Pamphlet 11
2017
Q God, words and us Ed. Helen Rowlands Multi-authored collection
produced to help Friends explore the ways we speak about our
deepest religious and spiritual experienes.
Quaker Books 2017
Q Encounters with Mental distress Quaker Life Network Accounts
of the mental distress of a number of people attending Meeting and
the Meeting’s response to them
Quaker Books 2015
Q Tradition and Transition: opening to the Sacred yesterday and
today
Alex Wildwood In this Woodbrooke pamphlet,the writer aims to
reconcile how Quakers can be ‘rooted in Christianity’ and at the
same time ‘open to new light’.
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
2002 M&MB
Q
M What Jesus means to me. The Friends Quarterly Vol.3 No.7
19 Quakers write on what Jesus means to them The Friend
Publications
2003
Q The Spirit of Quakers Geoffrey Durham An anthology of Quaker
writings from the early days to the early 21 Century
Yale university Press
Q Findings – An enquiry into Quaker Religious Experience
Jack Wallis (ed) A book based on responses from 30 Friends to
four enquiry questions (eg. ‘what do you understand by religious or
spiritual experience?).
Quaker Home Service
1993
Q Daily Readings from Quaker Spirituality
Edward Cell (ed) Short readings by early Quakers through to
Quakers in the 20th century
Templegate Publishers
1987
Q M Silence and Speech For anyone new to meeting for worship
Richard Allen An exploration of what happens in meeting for
worship.
Quaker Books 2004 M&MB
Q The Quaker Bedside Book Bernard Canter An Anthology including
some Quaker history, some biography of Quakers and quotations from
Quakers
Hulton Press Ltd.
1952
Q Twelve Quakers and God Quaker Quest Team 2004
Q Twelve Quakers and Worship Quaker Quest Team 2004
Q Twelve Quakers and Pacifism Quaker Quest Team 2005
Twelve Quakers and Prayer Quaker Quest Team 2015
Q M Reason Faith and Experience, an Richard Hilken of Exeter (As
the subtitle describes) Exeter Fairways 2006
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introduction to 21st.century Quakerism
meeting publication
Q Twelve Quakers and Equality 2007
Q M New Light: Twelve Quaker Voices Anthology Based on writings
by the Quaker Quest team. Quaker Books 2008
Q Celebrating the Quaker Way Ben Pink Dandelion A devotional
book for Quakers. Quaker Books 2009
Q A Short History of Quakerism in Totnes and Ashburton
As the title describes. University of Bristol
2011
Q The 1652 Country Quaker Life A booklet for those planning to
visit places of Quaker interest in NW England.
Stephen Austin 2011
Q The Friends Quarterly, Issue 2, 2010
The future of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain – The
three winning essays.
The Friend Publications
2010
Q Deepening the Life of the Spirit Quaker Life Resources for
deepening the spirit Quaker Books 2012
Q The Journal of George Fox George Fox A revised edition by John
Nickalls Cambridge University Press
1952
Q Fresh winds of the Spirit Alan Kolp Using six of George Fox’x
most well- known phrases, Kolp takes a fresh look at Fox’s
spirituality
Friends’ United Press, Indiana
1944
Q The Discovery of Quakerism Harold Loukes A history of
Quakerism, first written in 1960 Friends Home Service Committee
1970
Q No Time But This Present Various A book of essays preparatory
to the Fourth World Conference of Friends 1967
Friends World Committee
1965
Q Quaker Spirituality – selected writings
Edited & introduced by Douglas Steere
Uses writings from a number of Quakers from Fox to Rufus
Jones
Paulist Press 1984
Q The Way Out is the Way In Damaris Parker-Rhodes An
autobiography - based on holistic and new paradigm thinking
Quaker Home Service
1985
Q The World in My Heart Jo Farrow A personal account of the
writer’s spiritual growth Quaker Home Service
1990
Q From Christian to Quaker Tony Philpott + Spiritual Journey
from evangelical Christian to universalist Quaker, with an emphasis
on Quaker process.
Quaker Universalist Group Publishing
2013
Q Courage to Grow Ruth Fawell A collection of short writings
from a Quaker perspective
Quaker Home Service
1987
Q H The Quaker Tapestry Ormerod Greenwood A celebration of 300
years of Quakerism, and an account of the tapestry and the story
behind each of the 75 panels
Impact Books 1990
Q Truth of the Heart Rex Ambler An anthology of George Fox’s
writing - in the original text with translations into modern
English
Quaker Books
Q Trespass and Trust – Quaker Meetings and Sex Offenders
Daphne Glazer Reflections on sexual abuse, how to support
offenders and Meetings that face dilemmas around
Quaker Books 2004
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this issue.
Q Reflections from Silence Richard D.Hathaway A record kept by
Richard Hathaway an American Quaker of some of his spoken ministry
between 1968 and 2011
Quaker Books 2011
Q MP3 of BYM 2012 BYM Lectures, key introductions and minutes
BYM 2012
Q CD of Yearly Meeting 2013 BYM Lectures, key introductions and
minutes BYM 2013 CD
Q The Familiar Friend David Firth Editorials from the Quaker
weekly The Friend Quaker Home Service
1982
Q Laughter in Quaker Grey W H Sessions ‘A collection of quaint
and humorous stories’ from Quaker history
William Session Ltd
1952
Q W.H.Sessions A further collection William Sessions Ltd.
1967
Q The Naked Meeting Ian Slater and Molly Stacey
Humorous and illustrated with cartoons re Quaker principles
Slater and Stacey
Undated
Q Death is a Horizon Ruth Fawell Some thoughts on death and
after-life (booklet) Quaker Home Service
1970
Q Assisted Dying Edited by a group of Quakers
A Quaker exploration from a variety of perspectives e.g.
medical, lay, legal, theological
Leeds Area Quaker Meeting
2016
Q Dying to know – bringing death to life
Andrew Anastasios 60 photos and accompanying words that help us
engage with the subject of death and dying.
Pilotlight Australia
2007
Q Much Madder – The Chronicles of a Quaker Meeting
Basil Donne-Smith Amusing tales of a fictional Quaker meeting
Countryside Libraries Ltd
1975
Q A Quaker Book of Wisdom Robert Lawrence Smith A biographical
approach to what Quakerism has meant in the writer’s life
Harper Collins 1999
Q Pastoral Care – a practical Guide Bill Merrington, an Anglican
priest.
Recommended by Quaker Life as being useful for lay people who
don’t have formal counselling skill but are acting in a role of
pastoral care. Written in short manageable sections.
Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
2012
Q Becoming Friends - Living and learning with Quakers
Ginny Wall Quakers Study Pack developed for Quaker Life and
Woodbrooke
Quaker Books 2010
Q
Reason, Faith and Experience
Richard Hilken
Booklet – ‘Introduction to 21st century Quakerism’
Exeter Fairway Publications
2007
Q Words Harvey Gilman Collection of articles originally written
for the ‘Friend’ on religious terms (eg. ‘ministry’)
A Friend publication
2016
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Sw T Faith in politics? A testimony to equality
Catherine West and Andy Hull
A critique of social and economic inequality and a challenge to
work locally to address these issues
Quaker Books 2017
Sw Open for Transformation: Being a Quaker
Ben Pink Dandelion Swarthmore Lecture on what it means to be a
Quaker in times of change, individualism and secularism
Quaker Books 2014
Sw T No Extraordinary Power Prayer, Stillness & Activism
Helen Steven A Swarthmore Lecture. Quaker Books 2005
Banchory
Meeting
Sw The castle and the field Harold Loukes Psychology and
religion George Allen and Unwin
1959
Sw The Presence in the Midst Peter J.Eccles A Swarthmore
Lecture: reflections on discerning God’s guidance in the stillness
of meeting for worship.
Quaker Books 2009 M&MB
Sw Who do we think we are? Young Friends General Meeting
A compilation of young Friends’ writing on commitment and
belonging
Quaker Home Service
1998
Sw Beyond the spirit of the age Jonathan Dales Lecture on Quaker
social responsibility and an argument to ‘move from accommodation
with the world to dissent’
Quaker Home Service
1996
Sw Env Costing not less than everything Pam Lunn Sustainability
and spirituality in challenging times. Woodbrooke Quaker Study
Centre
2011 [2 Copie
s]
Sw Snakes and Ladders Rachel Brett A personal exploration of
Quaker work on Human Rights at the United Nations
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
2012
Sw The Prospering of Truth Kenneth Boulding An examination of
truth – in relation to faith, error, and Quakerism
Friends Home Service
1970 2 copie
s
Sw The Amazing Fact of Quaker Worship
George H Gorman An explanation of and reflection on silent
worship Friends Home Service Committe
1973
Sw On Having a Sense of All Conditions
Charles Carter An essay on the need for sensitivity to others’
experience
Friends Home Service Committe
1971 2 copie
s
Sw Search for Reality in Religion John Macmurray A personal
account of the author’s religious journey George Allen and
Unwin
1965
Sw Tradition and Experience Richenda C Scott Looks at Quaker
history and translation of Quaker experience in the context of
contemporary social change and questioning.
George Allen and Unwin
1964
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Sw The Creative Imagination Kenneth C Barnes Looks at Quakerism
and religion in the light of changes in science, and argues for the
importance of the arts and of imagination.
George Allen and Unwin
1960
Sw Bearings – or Friends and the New Reformation
Maurice Creasey Quaker thought in times of questioning and
uncertainty
Friends Home Service
1969
Sw The Sense of Glory Ralph Hetherington A psychological study
of peak-experiences Friends Home Service
1975
Sw Truth – a path and not a possession
Damaris Parker-Rhodes One person’s journey into Quakerism
Friends Home Service
1977
Sw Testimony and Tradition John Punshon A view of how the
ethical and political principles of Quakerism relate to older
spiritual traditions
Quaker Home Service
1990
Sw A Minority of One Harvey Gillman The author, born a Jew, and
finding himself gay, becomes a Quaker – he outlines his view of
minority cultures and how this relates to Quakerism
Quaker Home Service
1998
SW God in Every Man L Hugh Doncaster A discussion of this
fundamental tenet, and of some of the tensions in Quakerism – eg.
between a wish for theological definiteness and maximum
flexibility.
George Allen and Unwin
1963
SW Constancy and Change in the Society of Friends
Kathleen M Slack Concerns the relationship between constancy in
Quaker basic principles and response to social change
Friends Home Service Committee
1967
Sw Quakers and Humanists William H Thorpe A wide-ranging
discussion on the differences between Quakerism and humanism, and a
critique of the latter’s belief that humanism is the only tenable
rational position
Friends Home Service Committee
1968
Sw Prophets and Reconcilers Wolf Mendl Reflections on the Quaker
Peace Testimony Friends Home Service Committee
1974
Sw Steps in a Large Room Christopher Holdsworth A Quaker
explores the monastic tradition Quaker Home Service
1985
Sw Of Schools and Schoolmasters John Reader Some thoughts on the
Quaker contribution to education
Quaker Home Service
1979
Sw Being Together Margaret Heathfield An exploration of
spiritual guidance in individual and corporate lives
Quaker Home Service
1994 2 copies
Sw Previous Convictions and end of the millennium Quakerism
Christine Trevett Comments on liberalism and individualism and
the culture of silence when trying to communicate Quaker faith and
value
Quaker Home Service
1997
Sw Only Fellow-voyagers Anne Thomas The author suggests that
Genesis story has been distorted by theologians to emphasis power
over nature, whereas –she says - it supports creation-centered
spirituality
Quaker Home Service
1995
Sw Mending Hurts John Lampen Reflections on working with and
helping those Quaker Home 1987
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carrying feelings of pain and anger Service
Sw Env Sustainability Toolkit Becoming a low-carbon community –
supporting the 2011 Swarthmore Lecture
Quaker Books 2011
Sw Y.M. 2012 (incl. Sw.lecture) Rachel Brett (lecturer) C.D.
2012
Sw A faith to call our own Alex Wildwood ‘Quaker tradition in
the light of contemporary movements of the Spirit’
Quaker Home Service
1999
Sw. Broken for Life Jocelyn Burnell A consideration of the role
of brokenness where healing may not be possible
Quaker Home Service
1989
Sw C ‘Relative Values Michael Rutter Thoughts on being a parent
and a Quaker Quaker Home Service
1983
Sw Where Words Come From Douglas Steere An interpretation of the
ground and practice of Quaker Worship and Ministry
George Allen and Unwin
1955
Sw Q Quakers and the Religious Quest Edgar Dunstan Outline of
the Christian tradition that the author argues underpins
Quakerism
George Allen and Unwin
1956
Sw Q Justice and the Law of Love Konrad Braun A lecture on the
relationship between these two key values, set in the context of
the time of writing
George Allen and Unwin
1950
T Simplicity made easy Jennifer Kavanagh Explores how we might
move towards a state of mind where outward simplicity is the sign
of an inner grace.
O books 2011 2 copies
T Peace Pilgrim Collective authorship An account of the life of
‘Peace Pilgrim’ who walked for peace throughout the US between 1953
and 1981
Ocean Tree, New Mexico
1994
T Peace comes walking Victoria Rigney The life of Donald Groom,
Quaker peace worker, born into a family of conscientious objectors
during WW1
Glass House Books
2002
T Majorie Sykes Martha Dart The life of the Quaker educator
Marjorie Sykes in India as part of the Ghandian movement
Sessions Book Trust
1993
T Holiness in the everyday David Cadman A personal reflection on
the testimonies Quaker Books 2009
T Held in the light. Norman Morrison’s Sacrifice for Peace and
his family’s journey of Healing
Anne Morrison Welsh Norman Morrison set himself alight and died
in protest at the Vietnam War.
Orbis Books 2008
T These Secret Houses hold Secrets Quaker Tapestry Shows the
efforts made by Dutch Quakers to save the lives of Jewish
children.
CD-Rom ?
T To Tame the Hydra Adam Curle Based on the belief that we now
have an interconnected culture of violence which we need to
understand
Jon Carpenter Publishing
1999
T ‘Peace’ – a DVD Stephen Isitt, compiler 3 documentariies
around peace actions at 2001 S. Isitt
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Greenham and Faslane
T This Light that Pushes Me A number of African
peaceworkers.
Stories and photographs of 25 Africans peacebuilders who found
that it is possible to transform suffering into a force for social
change
Quaker Books 20144
T Holding faith. Creating Peace in a hostile world
David Gee Personal reflections on how the Quaker commitment to
peaceshapes or relationships with ourselves, each other and the
Earth
Quaker Books 2011
U Godless Morality: Keeping religion out of Ethics
Richard Holloway A human-centered justification for contemporary
morality.
Canongate Books Ltd.
1999 M&MB
U Jung and the Quaker Way Jack Wallis A comparison of Carl
Jung’s teaching and Quaker faith and practice
Quaker Home Service
1988
U God of the Galaxies A Sea of Faith Publication Nova Press
2012
U Forgiveness and other acts of love Stephanie Dowrick A
personal reflection on some human virtues, calling on mystical
tradition and contemporary psychotherapy
The Women’s Press Ltd.
1997
U ‘The Power of Kindness’ Pierro Ferrucci with a foreword by the
Dalai Lama
Explores many facets of kindness
U I am with you Ed. Fr. John Woolley A selection of passages
from the Bible with comment Crown 1996
U I stand at the door and knock John Christopher Gale Religious
poetry by the author Feather Books 1996
U Fire in my Heart’ Nandidi The spiritual journey of a local
follower of Sri Ramana Maharshi
‘all India Press 2006
U Quaker Tapestry Stitch Guide Bridget Guest As the title
describes Quaker Tapestry
2010
U O The Buddha and the Terrorist Satish Kumar A re-telling of an
ancient legend whereby the Buddha converts a terrorist in India to
a peaceful path through love and compassion
Green Books 2005
U The Book of Kells Peter Brown (ed) An illustrated guide to the
Book of Kells – produced in the 9th century, housed at Trinity
College, Dublin
Thames and Hudson
1980
U A speaking silence – Quaker poets of today
R Bailey,and S Krayer (eds)
An anthology of Quaker poetry Indigo Dreams Publishing
2013
U
Not in God’s Name – confronting religious violence
Jonathan Sacks A review of the relationship between violence and
religion and an argument that theology must be a part of the
solution if it is not to be ‘at the heart of the problem’.
Hodder 2015
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U Spirituality and the Autism Spectrum
Abe Isanon A discussion on the spirituality of people affected
by autism.
Jessica Kingsley
2001
U Everywoman Jess Phillips ‘One woman’s truth about speaking the
truth’ .The author is an MP who speaks her mind
Hutchinson 2017
U Coming to England Floella Benjamin The author’s account of her
arrival in England from Trinidad as a girl and her experience
since.
Macmillan Childrens Books
2017
U The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd Historical novel based on
the struggle of 19th-century abolitionist and women's rights
pioneer Sarah Grimke.
Tinder Press 2014
U The Harvest of a Quiet Eye Unclear ‘Leisure Thoughts for Busy
Lives’. 19th Century book with engravings and musings apparently
written by a parish priest
Religious Tract Society
c.1870
QG Funerals and Memorial Meetings
Quaker Home Service
Vol 2 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series, 3rd
Edition
Quaker Books
2012
QG Spiritual reviews – Reviewing the spiritual life of the
meeting and its expression in caring
Quaker Home Service
Vol 3 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series
Quaker Books
2012
QG Moving into membership Quaker Home Service
Vol 8 of the Eldership and Oversight handbook series
Quaker Books
2011
QG Funerals and Memorial Meetings (Vol. 2 of E.&O
handbooks)
The Committee on Eldership and Oversight
As the title describes 1998
QG Moving into membership (Vol.8 of E.& O. handbooks)
The Committee on Eldership and Oversight
On the process of becoming a member of the Society of
Friends.
Quaker Books 2001
QG Conflict in Meetings Eldership and Oversight handbook
As the title describes Quaker Home Service
2000
QG ‘This is who I am’ listening to older Friends
Eldership and Oversight handbook
As the title describes
Quaker Books 2003
